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Jamhuri ya Uganda / Republic of Uganda

• Uganda flag - background and symbolism
• Coat of Arms
• Stolen national symbols of Uganda
• Provisional first flag

• Uganda : national index
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• East African Railways & Harbours Authority
• Royal East African Navy
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Uganda flag - background and symbolism

Black, yellow, red are the colours of the Uganda People's Congress party,who came to power in elections in April 1962.  The flag was adopted at independence on 09 October 1962. To quote Whitney Smith ("SpectrumVlaggenboek", 1975): "The three colours were intended to symbolisethe people of Africa, sunshine and brotherhood. The design was made bythe Minister of Justice, Mr Grace Ibingira."  The crested crane was also theflag badge of Uganda under British colonial rule.
Dylan Crawfoot, 22 Oct 1999

I spoke to Grace Ibingira and he told me he designedthe Ugandan flag (he was first and foremost an artist). It was the secondof two designs.
Tomas Zamudio, 25 Feb 2003

Is current central roundel of the Uganda flag the same as that in the fly of a blue (or red?) ensign of the colonial flag?
António Martins, 24 Oct 1999

I'm not sure if it was the exact same design, but there's no reasonwhy it wouldn't have been. Smith says the crested crane "first appearedin the colonial badge of Uganda under British rule", and Crampton simplysays (in talking about the origins of the coat of arms) that the cranewas the former flag-badge.
Dylan Crawfoot, 25 Oct 1999

Uganda inAlbum2000: National Flag.CSW/CSW 2:3
Six striped flag of black-yellow-red-black-yellow-red with a crestedcrane in full colour in a white disk in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 29 Aug 2002

Various sources (i.e. [zna99], [smi75b], [cra90] and the ShipmateFlagchart 2000 ) show the disk slightly smaller so that itdoes not touch the yellow stripes.
Jarig Bakker, 05 Sep 2002

image fromGraham Bartram's website(Click on image for a better view)

OnGraham Bartram's websiteis the Ugandan national flag with the usual proportions, but the disk isnot touching the yellow stripes. Moreover there is a big cut-out of theemblem.
Jarig Bakker, 09 Oct 2002

An article to commemorate Uganda's independence day (not dated) in theNew VisionOnlineat also claims that the Ugandan flag was designed by Grace Ibingira, the then Minister of Justice, but further (8th paragraph) itstates: "The flag, designed by Cecil Todd, and the coat of arms remain as they were 45 years ago."  

The Ugandan National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act 1962 (Ch 254) is available onlinehere and the Presidential Standard Act 1963 (Ch 265) is availablehere.
Željko Heimer, 11 Feb 2012

On the 50th anniversary of independence and adoption of the flag, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has published the Uganda Flag Standard (FDUG 1) with official specification for the national flag.  A pdf copy is available at the World Trade Organizationwebsite.

Unfortunately, the document does not specify the colours of the flag beyond the "black," "yellow," "red," and "white" mentioned in the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act.  In addition, the document does not specify how the crested crane/grey crowned crane should be constructed or illustrated. It simply states that the crane shall stand on one leg and face the flagpole (hoist).

The document is a guide for the manufacture of the flag. It deals with the quality of the materials used and, the workmanship during the manufacturing process.
Andy S, 02 Nov 2012

Coat of Arms

The supporters on either side of the coat of arms are the Ugandan Kobrepresenting the wildlife of Uganda and the Crested Crane, the emblem forUganda.  The drum represents Uganda's culture. It was once the belief that drumscould scare away evil spirits. A drum chain can be used to transmit messagesover a distance of 100 miles in less than one hour.  The spears and shield are representative of Uganda's traditional formof weapons and symbolise the nation's defence and security.
The motto reads: "For God and My Country".
Info fromthissite.
DovGutterman, 06 Feb 2000

Stolen national symbols of Uganda

The government of Uganda officially asked the government of Saudi Arabiaassistance in the return of the national symbols of Uganda. When Amin wasexpelled from Uganda by the Tanzanian army and Ugandan soldiers in rebellion,he fled to Saudi Arabia.  He took with him the originals of the nationalflag, emblem and coat of arms, which had been granted to the new countryby the British colonial Governor in October 1962 for the independence.It is possible that Amin's children sold the symbols after their father'sdeath in 2003.
Source:theChinese agency Xinhua (16 January 2005) (in French).
Ivan Sache, 20 Jan 2005

Provisional first flag

This is the provisional Ugandan flag (Mar 1962 - 09 Oct  1962).  The flag wasadopted by the ruling party to be the national flag and was hoisted unofficially. However, the Congress Party won the elections, and a new designbased on their colours was adopted and became the current national flag.
Jaume Ollé